Consultancy: Low Emissions Development (LED) feasibility project at ILRI 66 views0 applications


The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre – part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future.

Consultancy: Low Emissions Development (LED) feasibility project  

The Position

Objective of the assignment

The consultant will undertake two key tasks to develop an investment plan for Low Emissions Interventions in the Kenyan Livestock Sector, namely

  • Building on estimates of farm-level profitability from the feasibility analysis, conduct business case analysis for private investments included in the implementation plan. Including costs, likely returns, and risks for:
  • Farmers
  • Input suppliers (of both agronomic supplies and financial services)
  • Value chain actors (e.g. cooperatives, processors, traders, where relevant)
  • Other private finance sources

  • Building on cost-benefit analysis from feasibility studies, conduct cost-benefit analysis for public investments included in the implementation plan (e.g. credit guarantees, technical assistance, national or county policies, development finance).

Final products

  • Submit work plan for analysis
  • Collect information needed for analysis
  • Submit draft analysis and meet with ILRI colleagues to discuss
  • Submit final analysis

Essential Skills And Qualifications Will Include

  • Post-graduate degree in Economics, Finance or Business
  • Demonstrated experience developing investment plans for the agriculture sector
  • Demonstrated expertise in cost-benefit analysis
  • Fluent spoken and written English

Post location: Flexible but several weeks in Nairobi, Kenya are essential.

Consultancy Fee: A lump sum amount shall be made based on the deliverables met.

Duration: From July to September 2017

Expected places of travel: Nairobi, Western Kenya

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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is an international agricultural research institute based in Nairobi, Kenya, and founded in 1994 by the merging of the International Livestock Centre for Africa and the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases.

It is a member of the CGIAR and focuses its research on building sustainable livestock pathways out of poverty in low-income countries. ILRI works with partners worldwide to help poor people keep their farm animals alive and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity and find profitable markets for their animal products.

ILRI works to secure the assets and market participation of the poor and to improve smallholder and pastoral productivity. The institute works with partners to enhance development of new knowledge and technological and policy information to help farmers improve their livelihoods by exploiting the potential of their animals. ILRI carries out its research in East, Southern, and West Africa, in South and Southeast Asia, and in China

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0 USD Nairobi CF 3201 Abc road Consultancy , 40 hours per week International Livestock Research Institute

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre – part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future.

Consultancy: Low Emissions Development (LED) feasibility project  

The Position

Objective of the assignment

The consultant will undertake two key tasks to develop an investment plan for Low Emissions Interventions in the Kenyan Livestock Sector, namely

  • Building on estimates of farm-level profitability from the feasibility analysis, conduct business case analysis for private investments included in the implementation plan. Including costs, likely returns, and risks for:
  • Farmers
  • Input suppliers (of both agronomic supplies and financial services)
  • Value chain actors (e.g. cooperatives, processors, traders, where relevant)
  • Other private finance sources

  • Building on cost-benefit analysis from feasibility studies, conduct cost-benefit analysis for public investments included in the implementation plan (e.g. credit guarantees, technical assistance, national or county policies, development finance).

Final products

  • Submit work plan for analysis
  • Collect information needed for analysis
  • Submit draft analysis and meet with ILRI colleagues to discuss
  • Submit final analysis

Essential Skills And Qualifications Will Include

  • Post-graduate degree in Economics, Finance or Business
  • Demonstrated experience developing investment plans for the agriculture sector
  • Demonstrated expertise in cost-benefit analysis
  • Fluent spoken and written English

Post location: Flexible but several weeks in Nairobi, Kenya are essential.

Consultancy Fee: A lump sum amount shall be made based on the deliverables met.

Duration: From July to September 2017

Expected places of travel: Nairobi, Western Kenya

2017-05-30

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